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Continued on page 3 EDITORS NOTES TAE A VIRUS

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Please keep safe Our holidays have been pit aff. Noo that’s the Jet2 patter. Pit oan yer thermals, have a Irene McAllister laugh and paddle ‘doon the waater’. Editor Canary isles, no for a while. Nae need for suntan cream and awe because o this wee IN THIS ISSUE bug we ken tae be..19.

The boredom surely will set in, but have a P2 Tae a virus read or doodle. Or plan yer menu for the P3 Medical Centre month wi 95 pot noodles. P4 Bin Collection When these run oot, just look aboot . A P5 Forestry and Land change, it would be nice. We’ve beans and P6 Cormonachan Woodlands Ltd pasta by the ton and twenty stane o rice. P7 Police Scotland So dinny think yell wipe us oot. Aye true, P8 Impact on \Local Businesses a few have died. Bubonic, bird flu and TB P10 Scam Advice they came, they left, they tried. P11 Local Quiz Ye might be gallus noo ma freen as ye P12 War-Time Cookery jump fae cup tae cup. But when we get oor vaccine made yer number will be up. 2 Thanks Ian Graham for sharing. LOCHGOILHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE EASTER HOLIDAYS Dunoon hospital needs to expand its bed numbers right now quite drastically in The Surgery will not be closed on anticipation of CoViD-19 making its Friday 10th April 2020 presence felt in the town and surrounds. One aspect of this, keenly felt, is the and Monday 13th April 2020 scarcity of surgical scrubs. The doctor will be taking phone calls but If you are a keen hobby tailor and feel you will not be able to collect your bored mindless by the lockdown, it would prescriptions on these dates. be great if you could start making scrubs and bring them in to the hospital. And if Thanks to all our patients for being patient you see my post in any of the other small re the Worldwide Coronavirus. As you will Argyll towns - your local hospital is notice from the media it changes probably in exactly the same position. So, constantly and we have put the following make them for your local hospital instead! in place to cover this and any changes that Scrubs are easy to make - a top and a pair may occur in the next weeks/months of trousers, cuttings exist in a plethora on As you may have noticed the door is the net, freely downloadable. Colour - a locked at all time and request that you plain dark colour is always the best. Pink knock (loudly) although hope to have a and frilly probably not. Material - a robust bell soon. . Everyone who needs to be seen polycotton or cotton percale sheets which will be seen and are asked to call reception will withstand repeated hot washing and you will be put on a list for Doctor to cycles. Size matters - nurses and doctors call you back and he will make the come in tall, small, slim and not so slim - decision of how best to deal with your and anything in between. problem. Make it and drop it at the hospital or your For repeat prescriptions we ask that you local surgery. You can not enter right now. either order online (if you need a form to Sorry. Your gift is still highly appreciated. apply please do not hesitate to ask) or put your request slip or just write on a piece of PPE (N95/PP3 masks, visors and similar paper and put through the letterbox. Please are also always welcome. Masks need to avoid calling as the phone lines will be have kite marking to ensure they are busy with telephone consultations. protective enough) It is not our normal practice to receive requests through email just in case they are Many thanks! not picked up but during this time we will accept them this way too. Either email Dr P Von Kaehne [email protected] or [email protected]. If you have changed your phone number please let us know to update your details Lorna Alexander Practice Manager 3 TWO WEEKLY BIN COLLECTION ON MONDAY 6TH APRIL

During the coronavirus (COVID 19) situations. Please be assured, Argyll and pandemic, the council will introduce a Bute Council takes its environmental simplified, two-weekly bin collection responsibilities very seriously and you where recycling and general waste will be can help. If you have the option to store collected at the same time. recycling until we can resume this service, we would be grateful. Here are Please put out up to two bins on the day some tips for storing it safely: that you would normally put out your recycling (blue bin/bag). Make sure you wash out plastic bottles (especially milk bottles) and trays This gives each household more thoroughly; collections. Squash plastic bottles and then put the However, the consequence is that, for the lid back on; time being, recyclable materials will go into the general waste stream. This allows Stack trays the same size inside each us to organise a schedule that will protect other to save space; our staff and meet guidance on social distancing. Flatten cardboard boxes and paper;

This approach is being taken by a number If you can, crush your cans; of local authorities across Scotland during this pandemic. Rinse and flatten Tetrapaks (juice cartons etc); Robin Currie, Policy Lead for Housing, Roads and Infrastructure Services, said: Once your bin is full, please start storing “We’ve listened to public concerns and the the recycling in plastic bags, or inside whole council is working tirelessly to help large cardboard boxes, in a dry place. protect our communities from the threat of coronavirus. Buying and preparing only what you need can help cut down the amount of Our frontline workers are going to food thrown away. Every household in extraordinary lengths to deliver services by Scotland could save £460 each year by changing the way we work to make best throwing out less - worth thinking about use of the resources we have. at the moment when getting to the shops is more difficult. See This model is deliverable, although this http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/ for may in time need staff to be utilised from information on how you can cut down wider teams, such as roads and grounds food waste.” staff. This means we will only be making emergency road repairs in very serious 4 FORESTRY LAND SCOTLAND URGES PEOPLE TO STAY LOCAL FOR EASTER WEEKEND

Ahead of the long Easter weekend Forestry health and well-being – especially on long and Land Scotland (FLS) is reminding weekends - and local forest trails are open people that all of its car parks and visitor for local visitors. facilities remain closed as part of Scotland’s response to the challenges of “Our mountain bike trails however remain COVID-19 (Coronavirus). closed as our staff, who are working from home, cannot be out and about doing our The closures are in support of UK and regular safety checks and maintenance. Scottish Government requirements on social distancing and on the avoidance of “If you can get to one of our forests by unnecessary travel. walking, by bicycle or by wheelchair, you are very welcome - as long as you follow Simon Hodgson, FLS Chief Executive, social distance guidelines. I would urge said; everyone to follow the current government and NHS health advice.”Until further “We have made the difficult decision to notice, all of FLS’s visitor centres across close our car parks, mountain bike trails Scotland are closed. and all visitor facilities. Initially our car parks were open but this resulted in a high ● Glenmore Visitor Centre, near number of visitors over the Mothers’ Day Aviemore weekend. ● Queen’s View Visitor Centre, Tay Forest Park “As a result, in line with government • The Lodge, near Aberfoyle requirements for us all to avoid • Glentress, near Peebles unnecessary travel to reduce the spread of • Kirroughtree, Galloway Forest Park COVID-19 our car parks have been closed • Clatteringshaws, Galloway Forest Park from Monday 30 March. • Glentrool, Galloway Forest Park • Ae, near Dumfries “We appreciate that fresh air and being Paul Munro outdoors benefits physical and mental [email protected] 5 NOTICE Form and CCW Subscriber Form, both available on our website, these should be Forestry and Land Scotland and the Board returned signed with payment to the of the Cormonachan Community Membership Secretary, Dennis Bolt, Woodlands have agreed that Cormonachan Membership@cormonachan- Community Woodlands paths will remain woodlands.co.uk, for approval. open to local walkers subject to strict observance of the Government's 2 metre If you cannot print copies of the forms, we minimum social distancing requirements. will post them to you on request. You can Remember, only one visit a day, with or pay the appropriate membership without a dog(s). subscription by cheque, or by bank transfer. There are signs erected around the woodlands. You may not touch or use the We suggest you set up a standing order for red squirrel hide or the shed. You must not renewal of your subscription on 1st April touch any of the sculptures or games. The annually. ancient Atlantic oak and hazel woodlands You will not be required to fill in further will remain open during the Covid-19 forms unless you change your membership Pandemic providing these requirements are category. observed. Please respect our "Leave No Trace" policy and keep a safe distance May we point out that membership is away from other walkers. extremely important to us as we do not have any other income stream to fund the Thank you. annual expenses of running the organisation that is run entirely by CORMONACHAN COMMUNITY volunteers. WOODLANDS LTD. [email protected] On 1st April 2020, the first day of the new financial year of Cormonachan Douglas Locke, Secretary, Community Woodlands Ltd (CCW), the Cormonachan Community Woodlands Ltd. new company has taken over the unincorporated Cormonachan Woodlands BEACH Association (CWA). The new company is a limited company by guarantee which CLEAN limits any liability of its members to £1 each in the event of it closing down. If it is going ahead or postponed until a later date it will be on the news item of the In order for you to join the CCW, you need carrick-castle-boat-club.co.uk website to fill in two forms – CCW Membership

6 POLICE SCOTLAND YOUTH VOLUNTEERS HELENSBURGH ARDENTINNEY TO CARRICK CASTLE WALK

PSYV Helensburgh completed before lockdown their John Muir Award by hiking from Ardentinney to Carrick Castle along with volunteers from the and the Trossachs National Park. It was a beautiful day, the youth volunteers were treated to some spectacular views. A massive thank you also must go to the Lochgoilhead Community Council and Carrick Trust who arranged for well-deserved troopers to have soup and sandwiches which were kindly provided by Darius Mellet at Carrick Castle Estate. The group received a further surprise when they were presentedwith a cheque for £100.00 for their assistance at last year's Carrick Fair and Goil Gala Day. What an amazing deployment for the youth volunteers from Helensburgh and a wonderful example of partnership working!

7 PC Stephen Carr COVID-19 - IMPACT ON FOOD, DRINK AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES GOODS - USEFUL NUMBERS

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10 LOCAL QUIZ 11 BRAIN TEASERS

Test your knowledge of Lochgoil and the ● What can you break even if you never surrounding area with the following pick it up or touch it? questions. Then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to find a ● A man is looking at a photograph of word that can be used to describe some someone. His friend asks who is it. The burial mounds, boundary markers or dogs. man replies “brothers and sisters, I have 1. Which of the following marks the start none. But that man’s father is my of the Highlands? father’s son. Who was in the Arrochar Alps (a) photograph (b) Conic Hill, Balmaha (c) ● What do you get if you put a radio in a 2. What type of food can you buy from refrigerator? the mobile van at the Rest And Be Thankful car park? ● What two things can you never eat for Ice-cream (d) breakfast? Burgers (r) Fresh fish & vegetables (f) ● What can fly without wings and cry 3. Portincaple means ‘port of the mare’. without eyes? Why is the village so called ? ● What is always coming but never Horses were bred there in the past (h) arrives? Until recently the village had no motor ● Everyone in the world needs it, but they access (t) usually give it without taking it. What is Drovers used to bring cattle from the it? Highlands across the water at that point (s) ● No matter how smart you are there is 4. Which of these Dr. Who actors grew up one thing you always overlook. What is in Paisley? it? David Tennant (n) Peter Capaldi (p) ● What runs around the whole yard Paul McGann (m) without moving? 5. Which Charles Rennie Mackintosh building is currently encased ● The more you take away from me, the in a mesh box to allow conservation bigger I become. What am I? work to be carried out? School of Art (g) ● What do poor people have, rich people The Hill House (a) need, and if you eat it you will die? House for an Art Lover (v) 6. Where on Loch Lomond would you find the famous Drovers’ The answers to the Local Quiz 11 and Brain Inn? Teasers will be published in the next edition. Inverarnan (i) Rowardennan (o) Ardlui (u) 11 RECIPE OF THE MONTH

WAR-TIME COOKERY -POTATO CHEESE

Line patty-tins with pastry. Mixture: 2ozs fat creamed with 2ozs sugar 2 dried eggs or 1 fresh egg ½ potato pulp ½ pint milk Almond flavouring 1oz cornflour 2ozs apples, minced and fried slightly in a littler hot fat.

Make milk and cornflour into a sauce, work in the eggs, creamed fat and sugar and potato. Put a little jam in bottom of pastry, put mixture on top. If liked apples may be peeled, cored, cut into sections and place overlapping on top. Bake about twenty minutes.

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